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The weekly software and hardware sales numbers from Japan are in, courtesy of Media Create, and long-awaited RPG Final Fantasy XV is top dog. Pokémon Sun and Moon enjoyed two weeks at the top, but Final Fantasy XV sold just under 700,000 units at launch to knock the twin 3DS games down to number two. Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS came in third, followed by Watch Dogs 2 and rounding out the top five with All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution.

In hardware, PlayStation 4 saw a massive sales boost this week, jumping from just under 34,000 to over 110,000 units sold. 3DS, Vita, and Wii U all saw sales increases as well, but Sony's console easily topped the charts. You can check out the full breakdown by clicking below.

We're closing in on the end of the year, and that means it's time to look back and reflect on all of 2016's greatest games. Over the past few weeks we've seen the Golden Joystick Awards and The Game Awards make their selections, and next up is Sony. The PlayStation Awards 2016 will be held on December 13th at 17:00 in Japan (3:00 AM Eastern), honoring the top games in Japan and other Asian territories. The show will be livestreamed on YouTube, and a pre-show event will start one hour earlier.

It's been a long wait made longer by a recent delay, but the Kickstarter-funded action-platformer Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is almost here! Shortly after sending the Early Access build live, developer WayForward Technologies has announced that Shantae's next adventure will be available for download on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Vita, and Steam on December 20th. The game is also set to receive a physical release at some point, and Xseed will share those details "shortly."

Though Thursday's presentation of The Game Awards 2016 was a reflection on the past year in gaming, another big event this weekend is set to make us look forwards, not backwards. That's right, it's once again time for the PlayStation Experience! The full event will be occurring in the Anaheim Convention Center this weekend, where attendees will have access to awesome panels (including a Death Stranding panel with none other than Hideo Kojima himself) and over 100 playable games.

However the biggest event, the PlayStation Showcase, occurs in just a few hours at 10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern. This E3-style conference is sure to have some big announcements and awesome trailers, so if you're a PlayStation fan, you won't want to miss it. In fact, you can catch it, along with our coverage of the event, right here at Gamnesia. Just head inside to watch the livestream and keep checking back for our takes on the incoming news!

The weekly software and hardware sales numbers from Japan are in, courtesy of Media Create, and Pokémon Sun and Moon are still on top. After debuting at number one last week, the 3DS games sold another 375,665 solo units this week, as well as another 6,113 double packs. SD Gundam G Generation Genesis came in second, selling over 175,000 units across PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4.

Nintendo 3DS saw a sharp drop in sales this week (mostly because last week's numbers were inflated by the launch of new
Pokémon games), but the handheld system still took the top hardware spot. PlayStation 4, Vita, and Wii U all posted improved numbers this week. You can check out the full breakdown by clicking below.

The weekly software and hardware sales numbers from Japan are in, courtesy of Media Create, and Pokémon Sun and Moon are the big winners. Nintendo moved nearly 1.6 million copies of the individual games, and then another 151,379 dual packs, easily taking the top spot on the charts with no close competitors.

This provided a huge boost to the Nintendo 3DS line of hardware, pushing the combined sales of all models over 100,000 for the week. Meanwhile, PlayStation 4 saw its sales plummet from over 90,000 last week to under 40,000 for this week. Wii U saw a slight sales bump, despite only having one game (Minecraft) in the top 20. You can check out the full breakdown by clicking below.

The weekly software and hardware sales numbers are in from Japan, courtesy of Media Create, and Nintendo's stocking stuffer is a big hit. Japanese publication Famitsu reported that the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom sold over 260,000 units at launch, and Media Create agrees. This easily pushed it to the top of this week's hardware charts, thanks to nostalgia and a ¥5,980 (roughly $55) price tag.

PlayStation 4 sales surged from 32,041 to 92,344 this week thanks to the launch of the PlayStation 4 Pro. Sony's new hardware made up over two-thirds of total PlayStation 4 sales for the week. 3DS, Vita, and Wii U sales all saw a slight boost over last week's numbers. You can check out the full breakdown by clicking below.

The weekly software and hardware sales numbers from Japan are in, courtesy of Media Create, and you may be surprised by the results. Bandai Namco launched Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 to 66,000 sales (around 12,000 less than what the original game sold at launch across PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4), but that wasn't enough to beat out Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The latest iteration of the popular shooter sold over 105,000 copies at launch to secure the top spot.

In hardware, PlayStation 4 got a slight bump over last week's numbers, retaining its top spot. 3DS sales also climbed slightly (as did Wii U sales), and Nintendo's handheld took second place. Vita sales slipped below 10,000 for the week. You can check out the full breakdown by clicking below!

If you're a fan of puzzles and classic Game Boy fun, you'll want to check out Warlock's Tower. The upcoming game from indie developer Midipixel sees you playing as an adventurous mailman on a quest to deliver a letter to the top of a dangerous tower filled with monsters. The catch to this Game Boy-styled title is that every step you take drains your life, requiring you to collect power-ups to stay alive as you navigate the perils of the tower and solve its puzzles. Warlock's Tower is coming to 3DS, Vita, and Steam next year, and you can check out the reveal trailer by clicking below!

The weekly software and hardware sales numbers from Japan are in, courtesy of Media Create, and Sword Art Online:Hollow Realization is the big winner. Bandai Namco's latest effort sold over 140,000 copies between its PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita releases, beating out the 100,000 sales for World of Final Fantasy on the same two platforms.

These games (and a few other new releases) provided only a slight boost to PlayStation 4 and Vita sales, and the former retained its spot as the top-selling hardware in Japan with just over 30,000 units sold. The 3DS family once again took second place, while Vita game in third. Wii U sales were less than 2,000 yet again. You can check out the full breakdown by clicking below!

Yesterday, Spike Chunsoft and Aksys Games announced that they will be porting the first two Zero Escape games (Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, also known as 999, and Virtue's Last Reward) to the PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and PC in Spring 2017 as Zero Escape: The Nonary Games. The new versions of the games have been built from scratch and will feature HD graphics and voice acting, both in English and Japanese.

If you haven't played the visual novel adventure games yet, now is a perfect time to experience them for yourselves. You can check out a trailer for the games after the jump!

Despite being only a couple of years old, Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight has one of the most recognizable and impressive soundtracks in recent video games. From the iconic "Strike The Earth!" to the swelling main theme, fans of the game relish and praise Jake Kaufman's veritable master works. For the first time ever, fans will finally be able to own their own physical copy, either on CD or Vinyl.

It's almost the beginning of the month, which means another round of free PlayStation Plus Games. This month, players will be able to experience Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and The Deadly Tower of Monsters on their PS4 Systems, Dirt 3 and Costume Quest 2 for PS3, and Letter Quest Remastered and Pumped BMX+ on PlayStation Vita. Personally, I've been meaning to play through Everybody's Gone to the Rapture for some time now. Do any of these games catch your eye? Let us know after the jump!

The weekly software and hardware sales numbers from Japan are in, courtesy of Media Create, and EA has an international hit on its hands. Battlefield 1's beta was a record-breaking success, and the World War 1 game is off to a respectable start in Japan, debuting at number one with over 113,000 sales on PlayStation 4. Mario Party: Star Rush was an extremely distant second with over 26,000 sales.

Despite its success,
Battlefield 1 did nothing to boost PlayStation 4, and Sony saw its console's sales drop by more than 3,000 from last week. PlayStation 4 was still the top seller with over 27,000 units sold, and 3DS came in second with over 24,000 combined sales from its various models. Hit the jump for the full breakdown.

Millions of fans are eagerly anticipating the long-awaited launch of Final Fantasy XV, but that's not the only game Square Enix is bringing to the table. World of Final Fantasy is out now on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in North America, and Europe can look forward to it in three days. The charming RPG gives the popular heroes and villains of the Final Fantasy series a chibi makeover, and it features over 200 creatures, known as Mirages, to capture. You can check out the launch trailer by clicking below!